Lindenwood Recap
Playing its first road contest of the season, the Maryville volleyball fell short at Lindenwood as the Lions prevailed in three. Set scores in St. Charles were 25-20, 27-25, 25-11. Mikaela Kues topped the Saints with eight kills and added 12 assists. Abbie Schnell finished with 18 assists, while A.J. Hallemann recorded 11 digs.
 
What Happened
Lindenwood led 14-8 before the Saints made a charge with a 6-1 burst. Hannah Scrum's kills started the run, and Kues and Avery Bell had a block. After an LU point, the Lions committed an error, and Hallemann served an ace. Kues had a kill and worked a block with Karolina Rodowski to pull the Saints to 15-14. Rachel Hurt and Rodowski notched a block to get Maryville within 17-16 but the Saints could not tie the set.
 
The Lions held a small lead over the Saints for most of set two before a Kues kill tied the score at 17-17. Maryville was still down 23-21 but forged a tie at 23-all. Lindenwood had set point but Scrum's kill knotted the set. The Lions had another try at the set but committed a service error for another 25-25 deadlock. However, the home squad scored two straight to take the set. The Saints had their best hitting percentage of the match with a .293 mark in the second game.
 
The Saints took a one-point lead three times early in the third set. The Lions finally went up 9-6 until Scrum tipped in a point. Lindenwood used a 6-0 to break the set open. Kues terminated a pass from Schnell but the Lions tacked on another 5-0 run to close out the match.

Statistical Leaders
Kills: Mikaela Kues – 8
Hitting Percentage: Ella Kosky – .300
Assists: Abbie Schnell – 18
Service A.J. Hallemann – 2
Digs: A.J. Hallemann – 11
Blocks: Mikaela Kues and Karolina Rodowski – 3

Records
Maryville: 0-3, 0-3 GLVC
Lindenwood: 1-1, 1-1 GLVC
 
What's Next?
The Saints are next on the court then they travel to Quincy Friday, Feb. 12, for a 7 p.m. bout.